Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 3/14/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of March 14, 2005
- Ethiopia willing to increase investments with Egypt
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said his country was willing to up cooperation ties with Egypt in all domains. Egypt-Ethiopia, Economics, 3/19/2005 - Islamic-Christian meeting urges dialogue as religious duty
The Islamic-Christian conference was wrapped up yesterday with calls to take dialogue as a religious duty. Egypt-Regional, Religion, 3/19/2005 - British Gas sees high potentials for natural gas in Egypt
Executive Chairman of British Gas said there were high potentials for natural gas investments in Egypt. Egypt-UK, Politics, 3/19/2005 - Arabs support Egypt nomination to permanent UNSC seat
Permanent representatives to the Arab League share an agreement to support Egypt's nomination to a permanent UN Security Council seat in case of enlarging its membership, Arab sources said Thursday. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/18/2005 - New Egyptian ambassador arrived in Israel
The Egyptian ambassador Muhammad Assem Ibrahim arrived in Tel Aviv in order to assume his new post of office after it had remained vacant for more than four years because of al-Aqsa Intifada. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/18/2005 - Mubarak calls for mobilising Arab efforts to render Algiers summit a success Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/18/2005
- Mubarak reviews with Abu Mazen progress of inter-Palestinian dialogue
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who is currently taking part in the inter-Palestinian dialogue hosted by Cairo. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/17/2005 - Adli: Interior Ministry respects human rights Egypt, Politics, 3/17/2005
- British petroleum investment in Egypt Egypt, Politics, 3/17/2005
- Palestinian dialogue tackled agreement on truce and political participation Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/17/2005
- Mrs. Mubarak praises Egyptian Woman's achievements Egypt, Local, 3/17/2005
- Mubarak holds important talks with al-Assad on topics to be tackled at Algeria summit
Topics to be addressed by the Arab summit which will be held in Algeria next week, development of the Syrian Lebanese relations and bilateral relations, were the subject of the visit of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 3/16/2005 - Egypt welcomes cooperation with all international and Non-Governmental Human Rights Organizations
A responsible source in Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Egypt welcomes cooperation with all international governmental and non-governmental human rights organizations. Egypt, Politics, 3/16/2005 - Mubarak greets Egyptian women for all their achievements
President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday said that the achievements realized by contemporary Egyptian women crown all their struggle to regain their rights and to build themselves and their country a better life. Egypt, Politics, 3/16/2005 - Egyptian parties laud Mubarak's initiative on amending constitution Egypt, Politics, 3/16/2005
- Sorour turns down invitation to visit Israel Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/16/2005
- Baz: Mubarak's Initiative on amending constitution responds to citizens' desire Egypt, Politics, 3/15/2005
- Cairo- demonstration against Mubarak
Demonstrators in Cairo yesterday hoisted the Egyptian flag in an opposition demonstration to the election of President Hosni Mubarak for a fifth term of office saying that they aspired the idea from the demonstrations Lebanon had witnessed and resulted in the collapse of the government. Egypt, Politics, 3/15/2005 - Egypt moves to host a five member summit on Darfur
Egypt announced on Sunday evening it is discussing the possibility of convening a five-member summit very soon in Cairo on the question of Darfur to the west of Sudan "with the participation of the Presidents of Sudan, Egypt, Nigeria, Chad and Libya." Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 3/15/2005 - Fahmi: Oil sector seeks increasing investments to $20 billion Egypt, Economics, 3/15/2005
- Mubarak, al-Assad discuss developments in a phone call Egypt-Syria, Politics, 3/15/2005
- Awwad: Mubarak's visit to Washington was not originally scheduled to be adjourned Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/15/2005
- Mubarak vows to introduce more political reforms
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak vowed to introduce more political reforms after having called on the parliament to amend the constitution so as to permit the nomination of more than one person to the post of the President of the republic, noting that the way towards reform is still long. Egypt, Politics, 3/14/2005 - Egyptian exports up by LE 10.7 B in 11 months
Exports reached LE 43.3 billion during the economic period January- November 2004, compared with LE 32.6 billion during the same period in 2003. Meanwhile, the total volume of imports rose by 22 percent to LE 71.4 billion Egypt, Economics, 3/14/2005 - Pope Shenouda denies permitting Copts to visit occupied Jerusalem
The patriarch of Alexandria, Pope Shenouda III on Sunday denied he will permit Copts very soon to visit the occupied city of Jerusalem under the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/14/2005 - Youssef Boutros Ghali: New strategy to develop SMEs
The Cabinet is to implement a new strategy to develop the small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), the Minister of Finance, Youssef Boutros Ghali, announced Saturday. Egypt, Economics, 3/14/2005 - Abdel Kader Haggar stresses depth of Egyptian-Algerian relations Algeria-Egypt, Politics, 3/14/2005